American badger
species of mammal
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Summary
American badger is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,346 views/month, #621 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Taxidea[5]
- Taxon name: Taxidea taxus[6]
- Commons category: Taxidea taxus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taxidea taxus[8]
- Commons gallery: Taxidea taxus[9]
- Original combination: Ursus taxus[10]
- Short name: T. taxus[11]
- Taxon common name: American badger[12], Silberdachs[13], melandru americanu[14], borsucznik amerykański[15], borsuk amerykański[16]
- Longest observed lifespan: 25 years[17]
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/amba/ambafrm.htm[18]
- Taxon range: United States[19], Canada[20], Mexico[21]
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Identifiers
American badger's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41789[22]. American badger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30554[23]. American badger's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328595[24]. American badger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434102[25]. American badger's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180565[26].
Why It Matters
American badger has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]